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• Las Vegas gunman's estate could offer rare redress for victims

  17-10-2017 23:59 via yahoo.com
  By Tina BellonNEW YORK (Reuters) - Victims of mass shootings in the United States often win little or no damages from perpetrators but the Las Vegas massacre may be different because the shooter is thought to have been a wealthy man, lawyers said.While there are often few assets to collect from the young men who typically carry out these killings, Las Vegas shooter Stephen Paddock, 64, is thought to have had multi-million-dollar investments in buildings across Texas and California."It definitely
  
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• The Star Wars Han Solo Spin-Off Movie Finally Has A Title

  17-10-2017 23:56 via gamespot.com
  
  The untitled Han Solo spin-off film is untitled no longer. With less than a year to go before its release, Lucasfilm has finally shared the official name of the movie, which is simply Solo: A Star Wars Story.Director Ron Howard shared the name in a video posted on Twitter today. He notes that shooting has wrapped, thanks the crew, and says that he hopes fans have enjoyed seeing the photos he's shared from the set. He then references the fact that they still haven't named the film, prompting Chew
  
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• EA's Star Wars Action-Adventure Game Getting Revamped; Dead Space Dev Visceral Shut Down

  17-10-2017 23:51 via gamespot.com
  
  Electronic Arts has announced some major news regarding one of its most anticipated upcoming games, as well as one of its oldest studios. EA revealed it will shut down Visceral Games, the studio responsible for the Dead Space series, among many other titles. Additionally, the single-player Star Wars game it had been working on will be overhauled and moved to a different EA studio, leaving a major name's future uncertain with the company."Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventur
  
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• WWE's New Funko Pop Toys Include Braun Strowman, The Rock, And More

  17-10-2017 23:45 via gamespot.com
  
  Funko's WWE universe is growing with the announcement of several new Pop vinyl figures, being added to an already extensive collection. The new line of toys not only includes two of today's hottest WWE superstars but also steps back in time for retro versions of two wrestling legends.First up, Braun Strowman gets his own figure. The announcement of his toy comes on the heels of his fight against Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship and days before he steps into the ring to fight the r
  
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• 'Project Runway' Star Mychael Knight Reportedly Dead At 39

  17-10-2017 23:44 via yahoo.com
  Fashion designer and “Project Runway” star Mychael Knight died on Tuesday in a Georgia hospital, according to TMZ and various news sources.
  
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• ISIS Losing Its 'Capital' Is A Pivotal Defeat For The Terrorist Group

  17-10-2017 23:41 via yahoo.com
  The self-described Islamic State finally lost its tenuous grip on the Syrian city of Raqqa on Tuesday as U.S.-backed forces retook the extremist group’s last major urban territory following a four-month military campaign.
  
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• Chicago Aviation Dept fires two officers involved in dragging man off flight

  17-10-2017 23:38 via yahoo.com
  The Chicago Department of Aviation has fired two security officers for their roles in the forcible removal of a passenger on a United Airlines flight in April, an incident that provoked international outrage.The firings were included in a report on the incident released on Tuesday by the Chicago Office of the Inspector General.David Dao, a 69-year-old Vietnamese-American physician, was hospitalized after aviation officers dragged him from a United Airlines plane to make space for four crew membe
  
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• Confederate monuments vandalized in 2 Virginia cities

  17-10-2017 23:35 via yahoo.com
  RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Confederate monuments in two Virginia cities have been vandalized this week.
  
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• Gold Star Moms Blast Trump For Delayed Response To Soldiers' Deaths

  17-10-2017 23:23 via yahoo.com
  The mother of a soldier killed in Iraq called President Donald Trump’s delayed response to the deaths of U.S. service members in Niger an abdication of his first duty as commander in chief ― “to acknowledge the sacrifice of one of his military members.”
  
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• The Latest: Obama hosted Kelly at breakfast after son died

  17-10-2017 23:21 via yahoo.com
  White House visitor records from former President Barack Obama's term show that he hosted current White House chief of staff John Kelly at a breakfast for Gold Star families after his son died in Afghanistan.
  
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• EA Access Is Removing A Game Today For The First Time

  17-10-2017 23:21 via gamespot.com
  
  After pledging that it wouldn't remove any games from the EA Access library, Electronic Arts is now doing that. As previously reported, FIFA 14 is exiting the library on October 18. FIFA 14 had been in the EA Access "Vault" of free games since the service launched in 2014.FIFA 14 will be removed from the library sometime on Wednesday, October 18, so if you really want it, you'll need to act quickly. EA said that the removal of FIFA 14 from the Vault is a "unique circumstance specific to the titl
  
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• Murder charge filed in case of missing Nebraska student

  17-10-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's top prosecutor has announced a murder charge in the case of a missing Peru State College student who disappeared nearly seven years ago.
  
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• Delaware indicts 18 inmates in deadly prison riot

  17-10-2017 23:17 via yahoo.com
  DOVER, Del. (AP) — Sixteen inmates have been charged with first-degree murder and assault, and face life in prison if convicted in the death of a corrections officer during February's riot at Delaware's maximum-security lockup.
  
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• Royal Caribbean's newest cruise ship is ‘the largest in the world’

  17-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  The ‘world’s largest ship’ comes with a giant water slide, zipline and other cool amenities
  
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• Man tortured girlfriend’s son to death because he thought he was gay: prosecutor

  17-10-2017 23:16 via yahoo.com
  (KTLA) -- A man who is accused of torturing his girlfriend's 8-year-old son to death killed the child because he thought the boy was gay, a Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office prosecutor said during opening statements Monday.
  
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• All The Coolest Halloween 2017 In-Game Events And Updates

  17-10-2017 23:14 via gamespot.com
  
  One thing you can count on every October, aside from a bunch of big game releases, are developers releasing Halloween-themed updates and events. Halloween is still weeks away, and already we've seen a number of such announcements, and some of these events are already underway. [Updated October 17 with Guild Wars 2, Killing Floor 2, and more Hearthstone details.]With so much going on, it can be difficult to keep track of everything that's happening. Given that many of these events, such as Overwa
  
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• John McCain Is Worried the U.S. Is Going Back 'to the 1930s'

  17-10-2017 23:05 via yahoo.com
  Senator John McCain, echoing the sentiments of his Monday night speech in Philadelphia, said Tuesday that he is worried the United States is reverting to the nationalistic tendencies that characterized the 1930s.
  
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• The Most Powerful Journalist In Hollywood Protected Harvey Weinstein For Years

  17-10-2017 22:56 via yahoo.com
  In the mid-1990s, a young reporter at the entertainment trade magazine Variety pitched a story at the weekly meeting that would’ve made Harvey Weinstein look bad.
  
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• Why Is Trump So Obsessed With Size?

  17-10-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  Heightism can make some people feel prejudice in the workplace, as when Trump seemingly chooses whether to fire, hire or promote on that basis.
  
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• 130 Years in Prison Recommended for Okla. Parents Convicted in ‘Worst Case of Child Abuse’ Seen by Police

  17-10-2017 22:51 via yahoo.com
  An Oklahoma mom and dad each face a long stay behind bars after a jury recommended a sentence of 130 years each following the pair’s conviction for what a police officer termed the “worst case of child abuse” he’d seen
  
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• Destiny 2's Weekly Reset Introduces New Nightfall Strike And More

  17-10-2017 22:43 via gamespot.com
  
  Every seven days, Destiny 2's weekly reset changes a bunch of variables within the game, from the activities on offer to the rewards available to the items on sale in shops. This week's Nightfall Strike, Exodus Crash, is set in Arcadian Valley, while Eververse have some new gear on offer.Two modifiers are active in Exodus Crash this week, one of which again offers a way to earn additional time. Timewarp: Rings presents a set of large white circles throughout the mission for you to jump through;
  
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• Col. Jack Jacobs: Trump Gold Star Family Remarks 'Almost Obscene'

  17-10-2017 22:40 via yahoo.com
  Medal of Honor recipient, retired U.S. Army Colonel Jack Jacobs, reacts to Pres. Trump dragging presidential conversations with Gold Star families into the political fray.
  
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• You Can Now Watch A Bunch Of Classic Horror Films Through AMC's Shudder Service

  17-10-2017 22:26 via gamespot.com
  
  With horror movie Happy Death Day reigning at the top of the box office, Halloween season is only going to get spookier from here. Thanks to the horror streaming service Shudder, a series of iconic scary films are now available for you to watch on demand. At long last, the streamer has added some of the most important cornerstones of the genre--a selection of the iconic Universal Monster titles.While Shudder is already home to hundreds of horror films--including a number of classics and countles
  
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• Cochran's illness shows risks to GOP leaders of aging Senate

  17-10-2017 22:13 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority in the Senate as they try pushing a partisan agenda are running smack into another complication — the sheer age and health issues of some senators.
  
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• Khizr And Ghazala Khan Denounce Trump's 'Selfish And Divisive Actions'

  17-10-2017 22:06 via yahoo.com
  Khizr and Ghazala Khan, the parents of a Muslim service member killed in Iraq, denounced President Donald Trump’s “selfish and divisive actions” related to this week’s controversy of Trump’s comments on consoling the families of fallen troops.
  
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• Virginia's Governor Race Is Shaping Up To Be A Close One

  17-10-2017 22:04 via yahoo.com
  Virginians will head to the polls to choose a new governor in less than a month, and as three new surveys show, the race is shaping up to be a close one.
  
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• Capital Murder Charges Filed Against Muslim Teen's Accused Killer

  17-10-2017 22:01 via yahoo.com
  A man accused of killing 17-year-old Nabra Hassanen in Sterling, Virginia in June may face the death penalty after a grand jury charged him with capital murder and rape on Monday.
  
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• Chinese nationals indicted on illegal drug manufacturing

  17-10-2017 21:49 via yahoo.com
  WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Chinese nationals have been indicted on charges they manufactured tons of fentanyl and other powerful narcotics that were then peddled in the United States, killing at least four people and seriously injuring five others, Justice Department officials announced Tuesday.
  
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• EA Shuts Down Visceral; Star Wars Action-Adventure Game To Be Revamped

  17-10-2017 21:47 via gamespot.com
  
  Electronic Arts has announced that it is closing the doors of Visceral Games, the studio best known for the Dead Space series. The developer had been working on a new Star Wars game, which will now shift directions and move to a different EA team."Our Visceral studio has been developing an action-adventure title set in the Star Wars universe," said Patrick Soderlund, executive VP of EA worldwide studios, in a post on EA's website. "In its current form, it was shaping up to be a story-based, line
  
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• The Latest: Iraqi PM calls for dialogue after Kirkuk

  17-10-2017 21:33 via yahoo.com
  KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) — The Latest on developments in Iraq, day after Iraqi forces took back the disputed city of Kirkuk, forcing Kurdish fighters to leave (all times local):
  
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• Side-By-Side ‘Before And After’ Photos Show What Having Kids Does To You

  17-10-2017 21:28 via yahoo.com
  A New York dad’s Instagram callout is showing just how much kids wear out their parents.
  
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• Bob Weinstein Accused Of Sexual Harassment

  17-10-2017 21:11 via yahoo.com
  The brother and former business partner of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein has been accused of sexual harassment.
  
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• The Story Behind That 2,000-Year-Old Thracian Chariot You Saw on Reddit

  17-10-2017 21:03 via yahoo.com
  The photo of an ancient Thracian chariot alongside the bones of two horses and a dog has quickly risen to the top of Reddit today (Oct. 13), with more than 65,000 likes.A team of archaeologists led by Veselin Ignatov, of the Istoricheski muzej Nova Zagora, a museum in Bulgaria, discovered the 2,000-year-old wooden chariot in 2008.In 2009, Ignatov and his team also found a brick tomb, containing the remains of a man dressed in what appears to be armor, near the chariot.
  
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• McCain on Willingness to Work With Trump 'Dumb Question'

  17-10-2017 21:01 via yahoo.com
  Sen. John McCain chastised a reporter who questioned if he would continue to work with Donald Trump after criticizing him. Lawrence O'Donnell says McCain, who likely won't seek another term, has "nothing left to lose."
  
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• As Cliff Bleszinski Attempts To Save LawBreakers, Big New Update Revealed For PS4 And PC

  17-10-2017 20:53 via gamespot.com
  
  Despite being an enjoyable arena shooter, LawBreakers has faced a challenging first few months as the size of its playerbase has dwindled. Developer Boss Key Productions co-founder Cliff Bleszinski is intent on saving the game, and part of that effort manifests itself this week with the release of a major new update.Described as the biggest content patch released so far, Boss Key and publisher Nexon have announced details of the All-Star update (version 2.0). For more competitive players, this i
  
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• Woman facing deportation seeks sanctuary a second time

  17-10-2017 20:52 via yahoo.com
  DENVER (AP) — A Peruvian woman has sought sanctuary for a second time in Colorado rather than board a Tuesday flight to her native country as ordered by U.S. immigration authorities, supporters said.
  
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• Overwatch's Junkrat Joins Heroes Of The Storm Today, Has A Hilarious Heroic Ability

  17-10-2017 20:41 via gamespot.com
  
  Blizzard has brought another character from Overwatch to Heroes of the Storm: Junkrat, who serves as a ranged Assassin. This marks the second one in a row to make the transition from the hero shooter, following last month's release of Ana.Junkrat in Heroes of the Storm is a pretty faithful recreation of the character. His trait, Total Mayhem, causes him to drop explosives when he dies, damaging nearby enemies after a short delay. Frag Launcher sends out a grenade in a targeted direction that bou
  
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• Kristen Stewart Thanks Women In Hollywood For Sharing Sexual Harassment Stories

  17-10-2017 20:33 via yahoo.com
  Kristen Stewart is the latest actress to speak out on harassment in Hollywood as allegations of sexual assault and misconduct against Harvey Weinstein continue to surface.
  
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• Who The Hell Is Jigsaw?

  17-10-2017 20:30 via gamespot.com
  
  Who is the Jigsaw killer, what are his methods and why is he even called Jigsaw? Buddy Hutton breaks down the backstory of the Jigsaw Killer and discusses some of his more devious traps.
  
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• Wildfire toll hits 45 in Portugal-Spain but rain brings respite

  17-10-2017 20:22 via yahoo.com
  Overnight rain and calmer winds on Tuesday helped firefighters tame a spate of deadly wildfires that broke out over the weekend, devouring homes and killing 41 people in Portugal and another four in northern Spain.Portugal's civil protection agency said the 15 biggest fires, which had raged through the centre and the north of the country, had been brought under control, but the death toll rose."We've gone from 37 dead to 41," civil protection agency spokeswoman Patricia Gaspar told AFP.
  
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• Obama administration approved nuclear deal with Kremlin after FBI uncovered Russian bribery plot

  17-10-2017 20:20 via yahoo.com
  The Obama administration potentially knew of corruption at a Russian nuclear supplier years before it agreed to sign over 20 per cent of US's uranium supply to the company, a new report has claimed.The Hill claims federal agents found evidence of illegal payments made to an employee at a Russian nuclear company years before the Obama administration allowed the company to make a major business deal.
  
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• Major Justice League Surprise Possibly Spoiled By Big Bang Theory

  17-10-2017 20:13 via gamespot.com
  
  Of all the things that could spoil Justice League, could it really be a Big Bang Theory contest that revealed a major surprise from the film? That seems incredibly possible thanks to a new promotion the series is holding, which will send a lucky winner to the movie's Los Angeles premiere.It was first pointed out on Reddit that as part of the contest, users must spin a wheel that includes the logos for the various Justice League members--Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Cyborg, and Aqua
  
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• GTA 5 Online Transform Races, New Weekly Update Out Now On PS4, Xbox One, And PC

  17-10-2017 20:02 via gamespot.com
  
  Rockstar has revealed the new content in store for Grand Theft Auto V this week. Along with the usual batch of discounts and rewards, the biggest addition to GTA Online is the much-anticipated Transform Races, a new Stunt Race mode that players can participate in starting today.During the course of a Transform Race, your vehicle will change between bikes, cars, planes, and more depending on the terrain. The transformation happens automatically when you reach a certain point in the track. Transfo
  
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• Mother Burns Her Own Sons to Death by Putting Them in Oven, Cops Say

  17-10-2017 19:59 via yahoo.com
  A Fulton County, Ga., mother-of-four has been charged with murder.
  
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• Sarah Huckabee Sanders says Americans will 'be begging for four more years of President Trump'

  17-10-2017 19:56 via yahoo.com
  White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says that she expects America is going to be “begging” for a second Donald Trump term in about three years.Ms Sanders, during an appearance with Hugh Hewitt, said that the first nine months of Mr Trump’s presidency have been “incredibly successful”, and that she has confidence that her boss will be able to win reelection easily.“I think the next three and a half, or two and a half, three years are going to be
  
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• Lena Headey Recalls How Harvey Weinstein Made Her Feel 'Powerless'

  17-10-2017 19:42 via yahoo.com
  As women come forward to accuse Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct, they paint an increasingly clear picture of the once-powerful studio executive’s disturbing predatory behavior.
  
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• Venezuela poll results a 'strong message' to US, allies: Maduro

  17-10-2017 19:29 via yahoo.com
  Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro said Tuesday his socialist party's landslide victory in disputed regional elections had delivered a "strong message" to the United States and its allies."Our people have given a strong message to imperialism, to (US President Donald) Trump, to its regional allies and to the local right-wing," Maduro told a news conference after the opposition rejected the results and the US and EU said they were deeply flawed."It is not going to be an economic war or an induc
  
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• Thousands of anti-government protesters rally in Ukraine

  17-10-2017 19:24 via yahoo.com
  KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — Several thousand government protesters rallied outside Ukraine's parliament Tuesday and some urged President Petro Poroshenko to step down.
  
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• Trial Begins For Man Who Allegedly Tortured, Killed 8-Year-Old Boy For Being Gay

  17-10-2017 19:23 via yahoo.com
  The murder trial of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly brutally abused and finally killed because he was thought to be gay has begun in Los Angeles, with a prosecutor detailing the “systematic torture” of the boy.
  
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• Anthony Scaramucci's media project asks how many Jews died in the Holocaust in online poll

  17-10-2017 19:06 via yahoo.com
  Donald Trump’s former communications chief is at the centre of fresh controversy after his new media project tweeted an online poll asking people to select how many Jews were killed in the Holocaust.Since being abruptly forced from the White House after just 11 days by Mr Trump’s Chief of Staff John Kelly, Anthony Scaramucci has been getting ready to launch a new media venture, titled the Scaramucci Post.Mr Scaramucci, who was forced out from his White House job in July, told a New Y
  
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